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effeminate
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Learner's definition of EFFEMINATE
[more effeminate; most effeminate]
: having or showing qualities that are considered more suited to women than to men : not manly娇气的；脂粉气的；无男子汉气概的
- an effeminate manner女人气的举止
- He had a high and somewhat effeminate voice.他的嗓音高并带点娘娘腔。
— effeminacy
/ɪˈfɛmənəsi/ noun [noncount]— effeminately
adverb- dressed effeminately 穿着女性化
ef·fem·i·nate ə-ˈfe-mə-nət 
: an effeminate person
Example Sentences
Adjective He had a high and somewhat effeminate voice. he had a high and somewhat effeminate voice
Recent Examples on the Web
Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022 From an early age, I was considered by other cisgender males of my age to be effeminate. Marc Jacobs, Vogue, 13 June 2022 Last year, this manifested itself in sudden and disruptive bans on online tutoring, campaigns against effeminate celebrities, on-and-off restrictions on burning coal and regulatory assaults on consumer Internet companies. Greg Ip, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2022 Smit-McPhee grew up in Melbourne not always fitting among the sporty boys at his school, a heterosexual young man with conspicuously effeminate traits. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2021 Soon after moving in together, Rose finds an unexpected adversary in George's lonely, jealous brother, Phil (Benedict Cumberbatch), who casually taunts and torments her and her effeminate teenage son, Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee). Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2021 Last Thursday, China’s National Radio and Television Administration announced that Chinese media should stop effeminate male celebrities as well as celebrities who are not politically vocal from appearing on television. Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2021 Later in the season, the show introduces Rahim, a gay student from an Iranian Muslim family, who is more outwardly effeminate than Victor or Benji. Jackson Mchenry, Vulture, 11 June 2021 Her father, eager to change his effeminate child’s ways, would drag the child to boxing matches. Frances Robles, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2020 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2022 Archie is not pleased when son-in-law Michael and daughter Gloria invite their effeminate — but, as Michael says, not gay — friend for lunch. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022 Some of the reasons include stigma, shame and being perceived as effeminate. Sean Loughran, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 As the effeminate, rangy Peter, 25-year-old Kodi Smit-McPhee taps into a rich vein of mystery. Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2022 Experts have said that Asian men, in particular, must deal with emasculation, or being cast as effeminate and weak. NBC News, 4 Feb. 2022 Yet Grindr's disappearance in China may be also linked to Beijing's ongoing push to encourage 'traditional' family values and discourage 'effeminate' and 'sissy' men as the country grapples with a demographic crisis. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2022 For Campion, the film’s key dynamic is between Phil and Rose’s effeminate son, Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee) — the former constantly terrorizing the latter. Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2021 As the story unfolds, Phil’s disdain for Rose and her effeminate son drive Rose to drink. Marc Malkin, Variety, 13 Nov. 2021 See More
Adjective
American culture was brilliantly exposed — and neutered — through an effeminate homosexual artist’s application of drag. Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022 From an early age, I was considered by other cisgender males of my age to be effeminate. Marc Jacobs, Vogue, 13 June 2022 Last year, this manifested itself in sudden and disruptive bans on online tutoring, campaigns against effeminate celebrities, on-and-off restrictions on burning coal and regulatory assaults on consumer Internet companies. Greg Ip, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2022 Smit-McPhee grew up in Melbourne not always fitting among the sporty boys at his school, a heterosexual young man with conspicuously effeminate traits. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2021 Soon after moving in together, Rose finds an unexpected adversary in George's lonely, jealous brother, Phil (Benedict Cumberbatch), who casually taunts and torments her and her effeminate teenage son, Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee). Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2021 Last Thursday, China’s National Radio and Television Administration announced that Chinese media should stop effeminate male celebrities as well as celebrities who are not politically vocal from appearing on television. Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2021 Later in the season, the show introduces Rahim, a gay student from an Iranian Muslim family, who is more outwardly effeminate than Victor or Benji. Jackson Mchenry, Vulture, 11 June 2021 Her father, eager to change his effeminate child’s ways, would drag the child to boxing matches. Frances Robles, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2020 Noun
And, in a significant departure from the preceding century, men stopped wearing high heels, which were now seen as effeminate. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2022 Archie is not pleased when son-in-law Michael and daughter Gloria invite their effeminate — but, as Michael says, not gay — friend for lunch. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022 Some of the reasons include stigma, shame and being perceived as effeminate. Sean Loughran, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 As the effeminate, rangy Peter, 25-year-old Kodi Smit-McPhee taps into a rich vein of mystery. Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2022 Experts have said that Asian men, in particular, must deal with emasculation, or being cast as effeminate and weak. NBC News, 4 Feb. 2022 Yet Grindr's disappearance in China may be also linked to Beijing's ongoing push to encourage 'traditional' family values and discourage 'effeminate' and 'sissy' men as the country grapples with a demographic crisis. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2022 For Campion, the film’s key dynamic is between Phil and Rose’s effeminate son, Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee) — the former constantly terrorizing the latter. Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2021 As the story unfolds, Phil’s disdain for Rose and her effeminate son drive Rose to drink. Marc Malkin, Variety, 13 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Latin effeminatus, from past participle of effeminare to make effeminate, from ex- + femina woman — more at feminine
First Known Use
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1597, in the meaning defined above
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